Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-10-25
WHAT CONSTITUTES GOOD Farm
ING
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Years ago heard = farmer. Who had
grown wealthy AZ the business. r,m,fk
tna, ''ihe test % good farming i 70 make
every Successive cfOp better tnAn TIE one
pftccfiug 10" I ih0sghi AZ ne time ihN
Il was pretty severe issi. Tor u Is very
hard matter. tar0ugh the course 0t iong
series ofyeaf-, o. keep The soil 10 saea
state of tl.ih snd fertility a. 20 Insure ever
Increasing crops. Ard YET The old gtnhe-
man's ruls was. and l.. good one. IL i
The ssrc sri ou'y tssi OF progressive iArn-
ins. ara 10 good farmer ought 10 be salts
asd with anything les than progressive
farming n = farmer - not making prog
rvs, he L. quite apt - oe rciroSradlng'
To keep tac soil % The iarm IN such con-
dtlon A. not only - yield iall AM rtmn'
nerative. Bat also Cver.iacreasing crops, Is
high staud,fd 20 ssi %. bui u should oe
thc only standard of good ani ihoFo1sh
armlng. IL l. possible 20 Atiain 20 this.
Tor sonlc men have done II, ani What one
m.n has zone. hurdrcds u others, ~
sgual energy ard SAN. nay hscvlss DO.
Systematic ullsge. liberal manufins.
timely cultivation aud wise rotation OF
crops. will convert eySn poor ltfm lhto
= rich ani prOtactvSSne. IL u we man
ard the managcueni that male ne farm
/ Bui evsn an indifcrvnt farmer ani mshA
ger may succsei well n hs will Dc ahocfh
feeder % bis col The productive cipacl'
" Of. soil has. verify believe 10 Hmli'
Take the average OF any series O1yeAl-'
and Any soil may be made 70 saos an ~
crease 90 productive esp,ei'y. Cahiss-
ton itself improves a soil, aud AIDS Us
ABILITY 20 grow more and better crops
Jaiicloas farming l. simply good eulil.
walton and high mAnufirg. and thls i good
f.rmlur nat mach u The farming 0i the
pfs.ea, i not % this sort Nen are SIN.
piy drawing on the original resources oi
/ tb.lr fartns. ant As these oocome exhaust
cs. farms are cspleted. Adopi TIE hisn
/ standard farmlrg and save TIE arms.
Above ali. 90 not forget me manutAeture
and collection Of All TIE home msnetcs
possible. In The fall and winter opefailons
ofthe farm. make provislon Tor saslns AZ
that you p0ssioly car. Organic m,nnrs-'
Vlel4irg tumus for the soil, are the ioun.
taiiou OF al permanent tsrtliiy, withou'
which arilhcial nsnares DO nOt long prove
rsmunerailve. Farmers should keep anu
fred live stock more TOT The manure 'nAn
FOR anything sise. IL l.. or may oe mans,
the chisf prCft IN the handlng OF rioeA.
TIE soli of farms l. falling only Tor laek OF
humus-plsniy OF homemade msnaie.
Ths fsll and winter ]. The ume to' &C
combating manure, because then the s'oe.
4. mostly a. home. Il psnnsd or noas'1 ~
pieht and dnrlag inclemeni ~eaiaef, AM
there i plenty of forage Tor ,osm 20 con
sume. Warn. dry quarters, good pure
water. and plenty of forsge, are tne wiu,e1 .
,...rti.i. for the comfort of stock and the
msnnfaCturc Of mAnure.
Keep every pm and stall well Uttered,
snd have plenty OF lssycs outside 10 ihe
vari. also, that the animals be not Obliged
10 stand In mui. There are p'eny OF
i.sv,s In the forests now, and they make
SYcslisut bedding and good absorbent
sor he liqaid sxcreta- carry rich ezra.
fore.t moali, and the iike. direct 10 the
nsid. II vii make good tcpdressiog
/ for the winter crops